The National Horseracing Museum

Analysis

The National Horseracing Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newmarket. It was registered in November 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01592031). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The National Horseracing Museum reported income of £883k and spending of £1.4m, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.8m to £883k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The National Horseracing Museum sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mayor of London's Fund for Young Musicians (£878k), The Westmorland County Agricultural Society Limited (£883k) and Chawton House Library (£878k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 43%, trading 23%, investments 18% and charitable activities 16%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £25k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.